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Simple India Salad

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Ingredients 4 ingredients

  1. 2 teaspoons salt
  2. 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  3. 1/2 head iceberg lettuce -- ripped, bite size
  4. 3 cups cold water

Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Lemon juice High in vitamin C

    High in vitamin C · 39 mg per 100 g, 48% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage.
    11 more authorised claims
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E.
    • Vitamin C increases iron absorption.

    Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient found in some foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Lemon juice, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Method

  1. In a large bowl mix the water, juice and salt. Submerge the lettuce in the bowl. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Drain the water. Refrigerate for 20 minutes. Serve.
  2. NOTES : This is a unique salad made from a most common ingredient: iceberg lettuce. Natives of the Indian subcontinent have found a way to flavor iceberg lettuce so there's no need for dressing.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Mixing bowl
  • Colander
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Credit

Recipe By: The Fat Free Junk Food Cookbook by J. Kevin Wolfe. Saved from www.grassrootsrecipes.com (http://www.grassrootsrecipes.com/BillWight/Indian_5/INDIAN_5.MXP), file Recipes/www.grassrootsrecipes.com/BillWight/Indian_5/INDIAN_5.MXP in the Internet Archive item cooking-recipes (https://archive.org/details/cooking-recipes).

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